Brake-hanger bracket



W. G. POWELL BRAKE HANGER BRACKET March 4, l930 Filed May 16I 1928 2' Sheets-Sheet 1 Summa;

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BRAKE HANGER BRACKET Filed May 16, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I s E" I L- "111155,92 I /rl --..fll

Patented Mar. 4, 1930 UNITED STATES WILLIAM Gr. POWELL, F .ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA BRAKE-HANGER BRACKET Application led Mayl, 1928. Serial No. 278,269.

This invention relates to car truck construction and has special reference to the brake hanger bracket which is cast integral with the side frame, the object being to reduce weight withoutl loss of strength and to devise a form in which any necessary strength may be attained. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter fully described, the novel 1o features being particularly delined in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of a portion of the side frame having the invention emi bodied therein;

Figure 2 is a side' view of the same;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3--3 o Fig. 2;

Figures 4 and 5 are respectively a side view and a plan View of a slightly modified form of bracket.

The reference numeral l indicates the top or compression member of a side frame and.

2`designates the columns which may be of any' approved design. Each column is formed with a side flange 3 for strengthening purposes which flange follows the outline of the column and the lower tension member 4 of the frame. At the upper end of the column, the flange curves upwardly and i outwardly and merges into the side surface of the compression member 1, as shown at 5. The base or main body 6 of the hanger bracket is a web projecting laterally from the inner side of the side frame and followingthe curve 5 of thereenforcing flange 3. The upper edge of the web is located approximately at the point where the flange merges into the surface of the compression member while the lower edge of the web may be at any point on the flange so thatv any .desired strength may be attained. The surface of the web 6 extends .from the side frame along inclined lines so that it is substantially a portion of a cone and the free end of the web is formed into vertically spaced jaws 7 connected, at their ends presented to the columns. by a bridging member 8 which is preferably curved, as shown in Fig. 2, to 59 form a seat for the hanger. The hanger is generally a loop or stirrup engaged at its upper end in the bracket and it will be noted that the aws are parallel and incline downwardly from their mouth or free ends to the back or seat 8 so that when the end of the stirrup is inserted between the jaws it will gravitate to the back and remain seated while depending below the bracket to support the brake beam. The likelihood of the hanger accidentally leaving the bracket is thus minimized, but, for further security, alined openings 9 are formed through the jaws to receive a retaining pin after the hanger has been suspended in the bracket. The hanger will be thus eifectually kept in the bracket and may 'rock freely to accommodate the movement of the brake beam.

-A rib 10 may be provided as a stop for bolt head on the top of the upper jaw and it should be noted that the basal web or body of bracket extends downwardly at least as far as the bottom of the bridging member 8.

In the form shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the basal web of the bracket is olset slightly at 11 to provide clearance for the eye of a U- shaped hanger, indicated at 12, thereby particularly adapting to the U-type hanger.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. In car truck construction, a side frame including a compression member, a column having a portion curving outwardly at its upper end to merge into the compression member, and a brake hanger bracket projecting laterally from said curving portion of the column. said projection conforming substantially 'with the .curved edge of the curving portion of the column.

2. In a car truck construction, a side frame having an integral brake hanger bracket projecting laterally therefrom, said bracket consisting of an arcuate basal web and upper and lower inclined jaws at the end of the web.

3. In a car truck construction, a side frame having an integral brake hanger bracket projecting laterally therefrom, said bracket consisting of an arcuate basal web and upper and lower inclined jaws at the end of the web, the jaws being joined at their inner ends vby an arcuate bridge constituting a seat for a brake hanger.

4. In a car truck construction, a side frame 5- having an integral brake hanger bracket projecting laterally therefrom, said bracket consisting of an arcuate basal web and inclined jaws at the end of the web, both jaws being included in the vertical extent of the web. 5. In a car truck construction, a side frame l havingan integral brake hanger bracket projecting laterally therefrom, said bracket consisting of an arcuate basal web and upper and lower jaws at the end of the web, the jaws being joined at their inner ends by an arcuate bridge constituting a seat for a brake hanger, and being inclined upwardly in parallelism from said bridge.

6. In a car truck construction, a side frame 2o including a compression member, a column united with the compression member, and a brake hanger bracket consisting of an arcuate web integral with the side of the compression member and the side of the column and inclined hanger-suspending elements at the end of the web.

7. In a car truck construction, a side frame having an integral brake hanger bracket proj ecting laterally therefrom, said bracket comprising an arcuate basal web and upper and lower inclined jaws at the end of the web, the lower portion of the Web extending underneath the lower jaw and reinforcing it from below. In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification. i

WILLIAM G. POWELL. 

